is a national university in Japan. The main campus of the university is in

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, with a

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Overview

The university is often called "Taru-shō" or "Shō-dai". The graduate university has a

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program, the "Major in Entrepreneurship" course. The symbol of the university was designated on October 1, 1998. The logo imprints the year of the establishment, the name of the university (OUC), and the symbol of two wings of

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, who is the Olympian god of commerce.

Faculties

Otaru University of Commerce Sapporo Satellite Campus

Faculty of Commerce

* Department of Economics * Department of Commerce * Department of Law * Department of Information and Management Science * Teachers' Training Program in Commerce

Graduate School of Commerce

* Major in Modern Commerce (Master and Doctor Program) * Major in Entrepreneurship (Professional Degree (MBA) Program)

History

The university was established in 1910 as the Otaru Higher Commercial School,https://english.otaru-uc.ac.jp/studying/ becoming the fifth national school of commerce in Japan. In 1944, during

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, the school was renamed Otaru College of Economics. In 1949, the Otaru University of Commerce was officially established, with a Faculty of Commerce. The university became a

junior college A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in su ...

and a Graduate School of Commerce. In 1991, the system of the university was reorganized, establishing four departments in the Faculty of Commerce: the Department of Economics, Department of Commerce,

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, and Department of Information and Management Science. The Otaru University of Commerce's Junior College was abolished in 1996. After the establishment of a satellite campus in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, the university opened a major in

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in the graduate school in 1997. In 2005, the

was moved its current location in

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References

External links

Otaru University of Commerce Main Page
Japanese national universities Universities and colleges in Hokkaido Hokkaido American Football Association Buildings and structures in Otaru {{Hokkaidō-university-stub